25 Plus 14 Plus Coupons

(In case you're wondering, Plotnik did not get new implants. He has his fat new cell phone in his shirt pocket. At least he thinks that's what it is.)

RESTAURANT COUPONS: Everybody always knows about these things long before Plotnik does, so you've probably already looked this offer over, but in case you haven't, TODAY ONLY go to http://www.restaurant.com/index.asp. You type in your zip code and then access many pages of restaurants in remotely your area. For us Bay Areans, we get SF, Berkeley, Redwood City, San Mateo, etc.

You'll see coupon offers -- $25 worth of food for $10, for example. But when you select a restaurant (Plot and Duck bought 10 of these), and type in the secret code HIPPO, the $10 is reduced to $2.

You print out the coupons on your home printer and, voila. Each restaurant has certain restrictions -- such as you have to buy $35 or $50 worth of food to get the $25 discount, but since that discount only cost you $2...hey!

Anyhow, Little Larry's doesn't honor the coupons yet, but Plot and Duck went there anyway with Silent B and Hardworking M last night to celebrate Plot and Duck's 25th Anniversary, and the 14 since then.



NEXT year in Jerusalem, may good fortune smile, 'cuz that's the one with the Zero on the end.

Little Larry's is the best deal in town for really fabulous French food, a la that wonderful movie you just saw that I was telling you about. Julia Child lives on at Little Larry (OK, it's real name is L'Petit Laurent). For $21, Sun-Thu., you get a 3-course dinner, each course of which is spectacular. Ducknik had lobster soup and Osso Buco, Plotnik a French salad with feta and the black cod on top of buttery stuff that had cabbage in it. Oh, man. No pictures, but then came these desserts:


PROFITEROLES IN CHOCOLATE SAUCE


FRUIT CRUMBLE WITH VANILLA ICE CREAM


HOT APPLE TART

Followed by espresso. Plotnik was still up at 3am, worrying about the Plotzers' collapse.